Given a text, write a compressed version of it in a single sentence.

When I became Comptroller General in November 1998, I committed GAO to helping the Congress address issues that will define the 21st century.
In November 1998 I committed GAO to helping Congress address issues that will define the 21st century.

A preliminary type, form, or instance of a system thatPrototype serves as a model for later stages or for the final, complete version of the system.
An earlier type, form, or instance of a system Prototype functions as a model for the final system's version

Midwest stoicism being what it is, Dole still seems uncomfortable talking about the wounds that nearly killed him as he lead (sic) a platoon up an Italian hill April 12, 1945.

Despite Midwest stoicism, Dole is still uncomfortable talking about his near-fatal wounds while leading a platoon in Italy in WWII.

